Cervical Cancer

• Latest News
• Few Teen Girls Know What a Pap Smear Is (10/05/2004, Reuters Health)
• Gynecologist Visit Urged Before First Pap Test (09/30/2004, Reuters Health)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• Cervical Cancer (National Cancer Institute)
• What You Need to Know about Cancer of the Cervix (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Overviews
• Cervical Cancer (National Women's Health Information Center)
• Detailed Guide: Cervical Cancer (American Cancer Society)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Abnormal Pap Test Results (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Colposcopy (National Women's Health Information Center)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Colposcopy (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish

• Treatment
• Cone Biopsy (American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology) - Links to PDF File
• Cryosurgery in Cancer Treatment: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
• Dilation and Curettage (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Cervix Neoplasms (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Cervical Dysplasia (American Medical Association)
• Human Papillomaviruses and Cancer: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Prevention/Screening
• Pap Smear (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
  Also available in: Spanish
• Pap Test (American Cancer Society)
  Also available in: Spanish
• PAP Test (National Women's Health Information Center)
  Also available in: Spanish
• Pap Test: Questions and Answers (National Cancer Institute)
• Pap Tests and Cervical Health: A Healthy Habit for You (National Cancer Institute)

• Coping
• Active Coping Helps Gynecologic Cancer Patients' Quality of Life (American Cancer Society)
• Female Sexuality after Cancer (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Where to Seek Professional Help: Sexuality and Cancer (American Cancer Society)

• Related Issues
• Cervical Cancer in Pregnancy (American Cancer Society)
• DES (Diethylstilbestrol) Update: Consumers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Oral Contraceptives and Cancer Risk (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish
• What Should You Ask Your Doctor About Cervical Cancer? (American Cancer Society)

• Research
• Millions Get Unneeded Pap Tests (American Cancer Society)
• Relationship of Health Status and Use of Mammography and Papanicolaou Smears among Women 70 Years of Age or Older (American College of Physicians)
• Study Links Obesity to Cervical Cancer, Excess Weight May Be a Co-Factor, Along with HPV (American Cancer Society)

• Dictionaries/Glossaries
• Cancer.gov Dictionary (National Cancer Institute)

• Directories
• ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
• Find a Gynecologic Oncologist (Women's Cancer Network)
• National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program Contacts (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - Directory of free or low-cost mammogram and Pap test programs
  Also available in: Spanish
• National Cancer Institute Cancer Centers Program (National Cancer Institute)
  Also available in: Spanish

• Organizations
• American Cancer Society
• American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
• Gynecologic Cancer Foundation
• National Cancer Institute

• Law and Policy
• Guidance and Summary of Actions on the Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000 (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion)

• Statistics
• Cervical Cancer Facts (American Society for Clinical Pathology)

• Seniors
• Pap Tests for Older Women (National Cancer Institute)